Printing to older LaserJet Printer via Ethernet Cable

Hi. I've read many posts that don't quite get as basic as I need. I am trying to get an old HP LaserJet 5 printer I love running on my mac running OSX 10.4.11. The printer has an ethernet port (no USB) and so does my mac. Should be simple right? WRONG! I downloaded and installed the correct driver from HP, connected the printer to my mac with the ethernet cable. Rebooted and tried to add the printer via the Printer Utility. I THINK the printer was supposed to be recognized in some way automatically in the add process since it is connected via a cable and turned on, but isn't. I also, following a post here, enabled AppleTalk with built-in Ethernet. Can someone please give me a simple step by step to add this printer? Do I truly need some adapter to use the direct Ethernet to Ethernet connection? That seems crazy to me!

That printer is too old to support Bonjour, so it will not be recognized automatically. You also need to set an IP address for the printer, the gateway address of your router, and the network mask. This is done via the printer's front panel. To add the printer requires configuring it in the Printer Setup Utility as an LPR printer. You will need to enter the IP address of the printer and an optional queue name of your choice (not more than 11 alpha-numeric characters plus the underline. No spaces.)
The IP address you choose for the printer should be one that is within the DHCP range of your router (for example, 192.168.0.2-199 or 10.0.1.2-199.) Preferable to choose an address somewhere in the middle that isn't likely to be used by the router for any other devices.

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!http://blog.brothersoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/howto_copy_files_to_or_from_your_iphone02.jpg!

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